peste bubônica

phrase

The verdict

“peste bubônica” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - doença infecciosa grave causada pela bactéria Yersinia pestis, transmitida principalmente por pulgas de roedores, caracterizada por febre alta, calafrios, dor intensa e inchaço dos gânglios linfáticos

Corpus desk

Index PT-peste-bubonica · peste bubônica · Portuguese

peste bubônica · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for peste bubônica
PropertyValue
Headwordpeste bubônica
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “peste bubônica” em português

peste bubônicafica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

peste bubônica is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for peste bubônica, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is peste bubônica, spelled P-E-S-T-E- -B-U-B-Ô-N-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    doença infecciosa grave causada pela bactéria Yersinia pestis, transmitida principalmente por pulgas de roedores, caracterizada por febre alta, calafrios, dor intensa e inchaço dos gânglios linfáticos
  2. 2
    epidemia que assolou a Europa no século XIV, conhecida como a Peste Negra, responsável pela morte de milhões de pessoas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how peste bubônica appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Durante a Idade Média, a peste bubônica dizimou grande parte da população europeia
  2. A disseminação da peste bubônica teve impactos profundos na sociedade medieval

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peste bubônica"?
"peste bubônica" is spelled P-E-S-T-E- -B-U-B-Ô-N-I-C-A.
What does "peste bubônica" mean?
As a phrase, "peste bubônica" means: doença infecciosa grave causada pela bactéria Yersinia pestis, transmitida principalmente por pulgas de roedores, caracterizada por febre alta, calafrios, dor intensa e inchaço dos gânglios linfáticos
What language does "peste bubônica" come from?
"peste bubônica" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list